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Eviction Risk in Olney , Philadelphia

Tract 42101027200 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 4,782 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 42101027200 sits in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has a population of 4,782 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 57% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 36% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,436/month against a median household income of $64,102 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
6.8
Elevated tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
57%
36% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,436
vs county FMR_2BR: -20%
Median household income
$64,102
11.2% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 40.0472, -75.1181. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,439 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 17% White (non-Hispanic): 2.4% Black (non-Hispanic): 77.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.7% Other / Multiracial: 1.8%
  • Hispanic / Latino 17%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 77.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.8%
Score breakdown

How the 6.8/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 8.2 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 3.4 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 8.2 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 8.0 Philadelphia (inherited)
Rent control risk 6.0 Philadelphia (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 7.5 state law
Tenant organizing strength 7.5 Philadelphia (inherited)
Housing court bias 7.5 Philadelphia (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 2.8 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 3.0 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 995Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 33.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 55.2%Peak (2016)
  • 396Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421010272002010: 161 filings (23.13/100 renter HHs)2011: 257 filings (31.69/100 renter HHs)2012: 181 filings (22.32/100 renter HHs)2016: 396 filings (55.23/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 146% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 628Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 26.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.31×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 14 filings (0.54× baseline)2020-02-01: 25 filings (0.81× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (0.09× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 3 filings (0.10× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.06× baseline)2020-10-01: 14 filings (0.47× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.04× baseline)2020-12-01: 11 filings (0.34× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.04× baseline)2021-02-01: 32 filings (1.03× baseline)2021-03-01: 4 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.04× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.03× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (0.06× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (0.12× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.03× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 7 filings (0.20× baseline)2022-06-01: 86 filings (3.44× baseline)2022-07-01: 7 filings (0.22× baseline)2022-08-01: 58 filings (1.45× baseline)2022-09-01: 14 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-10-01: 5 filings (0.17× baseline)2022-11-01: 27 filings (1.16× baseline)2022-12-01: 6 filings (0.19× baseline)2023-01-01: 7 filings (0.27× baseline)2023-02-01: 11 filings (0.35× baseline)2023-03-01: 16 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-04-01: 3 filings (0.20× baseline)2023-05-01: 11 filings (0.31× baseline)2023-06-01: 10 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-07-01: 3 filings (0.10× baseline)2023-08-01: 10 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-09-01: 6 filings (0.19× baseline)2023-10-01: 7 filings (0.24× baseline)2023-11-01: 7 filings (0.30× baseline)2023-12-01: 14 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-01-01: 9 filings (0.35× baseline)2024-02-01: 18 filings (0.58× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (0.14× baseline)2024-04-01: 4 filings (0.27× baseline)2024-05-01: 10 filings (0.28× baseline)2024-06-01: 11 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.06× baseline)2024-08-01: 10 filings (0.25× baseline)2024-09-01: 7 filings (0.22× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (0.13× baseline)2024-11-01: 9 filings (0.39× baseline)2024-12-01: 7 filings (0.22× baseline)2025-01-01: 9 filings (0.35× baseline)2025-02-01: 3 filings (0.10× baseline)2025-03-01: 7 filings (0.32× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (0.34× baseline)2025-05-01: 6 filings (0.17× baseline)2025-06-01: 4 filings (0.16× baseline)2025-07-01: 12 filings (0.38× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (0.10× baseline)2025-09-01: 9 filings (0.28× baseline)2025-10-01: 9 filings (0.30× baseline)2025-11-01: 11 filings (0.47× baseline)2025-12-01: 5 filings (0.16× baseline)2026-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Olney. Closest by composite score.

Tract · PA
Olney
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Olney
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Olney
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Olney
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1930s HOLC grade · historical context

Dominant grade: B — still desirable

Approximately 93% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Philadelphia. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.

Frequently asked

About tract 42101027200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101027200?

Census tract 42101027200 in the Olney neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 42101027200?

Median gross rent is $1,436/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101027200?

11.2% of residents in tract 42101027200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,782.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101027200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 91th, minority 97th, housing 49th.

Is tract 42101027200 considered part of Olney?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101027200 fall within Olney (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101027200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 995 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101027200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 33.09% of renter households, peaking at 55.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 42101027200 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.31× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.

Was tract 42101027200 redlined?

The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is B (Still Desirable). Roughly 0% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Philadelphia. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.